How to Hug When Unable to Hug?

In the past few months, I have often heard, “If you love your elderly relative, don’t hug them”.  I took that to heart with my husband’s grandmother, not even visiting her from late April until last week.  I knew I would feel terrible if I inadvertently passed on COVID to her.  At 104, she […]

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Virtual Graduations

A year ago, my sister and I looked at our calendars to see when our respective kids would have graduations as we wanted to be able to attend each kid’s special day. Who knew that everything would be virtual?

My second oldest son graduated from college last week.  Although he was not planning on “walking […]

By |May 24th, 2020|Current Events, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Virtual Graduations

Pandemic Lessons from a Six Year Old

I have been watching how my six year old granddaughter deals with the COVID crisis and “shelter in place” guidelines.  I have decided that there are lessons that she (and other kids as well) can give us “grown-ups” during this time.

Here are a few:

Be Kind to Others. It Helps.  Our granddaughter showed kindness recently […]

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Easter Weekend and Book Update

I thought that I posted this Easter weekend but it was stuck in my drafts. Whoops. I will post it now…

As I write this blog on Saturday afternoon of Easter weekend, my husband and I are looking forward to celebrating Easter through an on-line, live-streamed service, watching while sitting on our couch. […]

By |May 16th, 2020|Current Events|Comments Off on Easter Weekend and Book Update